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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to move within one victory of their first World Series title. Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched one-hit ball and faced the minimum through six innings as Milwaukee rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where many Brewers fans showed up Monday and cheered from behind the visitors’ dugout. Gasser allowed a line-drive single to Yandy Díaz leading off the bottom of the first and then retired 14 straight before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start the Tampa Bay sixth.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have handed the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth straight loss. Dak Prescott threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns, two to CeeDee Lamb, in the Cowboys’ 38-21 win on Monday night. Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, and the Cowboys improved to 3-4 to remain in contention for the NFC East title. The New York Giants lead the division at 4-2-1. At 2-5, the Eagles are spiraling into a disaster of a season with their longest skid since 2016. Tanner McKee started in place of Jalen Hurts and threw for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

The defending WPIAL champion Bentworth girls were the only winner among four Washington County soccer teams in action Monday. Six local teams move on to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Wednesday sites/times have been announced. Thursday’s schedule will be released Tuesday morning. The championship matches are scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Click for WPIAL brackets

Monday, Oct. 26, First Round
1A Girls #5 Bentworth over #12 Aquinas Academy, 5-0
1A Girls #1 Sewickley Academy over #16 Beth-Center, 12-0
1A Girls #7 Eden Christian Academy over #10 Chartiers-Houston, 2-0
4A Boys #7 Pine-Richland over #10 Canon-McMillan, 2-1 OT

Wednesday, Oct. 28, Quarterfinals
3A Boys #4 Trinity hosting #12 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm
1A Boys #1 Bentworth vs. #9 Freedom, 6 pm at Peters Township
4A Girls #7 Canon-McMillan at #2 Peters Township, 8 pm

Thursday, Oct. 29, Quarterfinals
4A Boys #3 Peters Township hosting #6 Fox Chapel
1A Girls #5 Bentworth vs. #4 Shady Side Academy, site/time to be announced.

Preliminary/First Round Scores
3A Boys #4 Trinity #13 Latrobe, 2-1 OT
3A Boys #6 Central Valley over #11 Ringgold, 2-1
2A Boys #13 Ambridge over #20 Charleroi, 9-0
1A Boys #6 Riverview over #11 Chartiers-Houston, 3-1
4A Girls #7 Canon-McMillan over #10 Armstrong, 7-1
2A Girls #5 Central Valley over #12 Waynesburg, 9-1

#2 Fort Cherry and #6 Beth-Center swept to opening-round wins as the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs got underway Monday night. Five more teams from our two-county area take to the court on Tuesday, including Canon-McMillan in the 6A quarterfinals. 3A (Chartiers-Houston, McGuffey, Waynesburg) and 4A (Ringgold) also play their opening-round matches Tuesday. Wednesday will bring 5A #1 Peters Township and #11 Trinity to the floor for first-round play, along with Monday’s 2A winners. The WPIAL finals are set for Peters Township’s AHN Arena. 1A & 6A finals will be on Thursday, Nov. 5. The other four championship matches will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7. Click for WPIAL brackets.

Monday, Oct. 26 (First Round)
2A #2 Fort Cherry over #15 Carmichaels, 3-0
2A #6 Beth-Center over #11 Bentworth, 3-0
2A #8 Springdale over #9 California, 3-1
2A #3 Frazier over #14 Wash High, 3-0

Tuesday, Oct. 27 (First Round)
4A #10 Ringgold at #7 Knoch, 7 pm
3A #2 Waynesburg hosting #15 Quaker Valley, 7 pm
3A #7 McGuffey hosting #10 South Allegheny, 7 pm
3A #11 Chartiers-Houston at #6 Burrell, 7 pm

Tuesday, Oct. 27 (Quarterfinals)
6A #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 Baldwin, 7 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 28 (First Round)
5A #1 Peters Township hosting #16 North Hills, 7 pm.
5A #11 Trinity at #6 Chartiers Valley, 7 pm
2A #2 Fort Cherry hosting #10 Riverview, 7 pm
2A #6 Beth-Center at #3 Frazier, 7 pm